Carbon TradeEx America 2010 Session: Complimentary legislation? Cap and trade, renewable tariffs, and renewable energy targets.

1. Renewable Energy Les Lo Baugh
September 2010
Legislative Efforts
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4. CCS Storage Options
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5. CCS Reservoirs
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6. June 2010
6.5
13.2 12.3
7.5 7.7
7.7 8.7 14.6
6.7 10.0 17.2
7.1 14.5
6.1 10.4 14.6
7.8 10.5 17.3
15.7
10.2 8.1 9.4
7.5 12.3
14.4 7.6 9.6 13.1
9.9
8.6 8.8
8.9
8.7
10.5
9.0 8.0 7.8 8.6
9.4
8.8 9.2
7.6
9.8
15.4
25.3
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7. Net Metering
 Distributed wind and solar RE generation
 Customer meters run backwards when generating excess energy
 Monthly bills based on net energy consumption/generation
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9. Feed-In Tariffs
 Fixed-price contracts for renewable energy have 3 main features:
 Guaranteed access to the grid
 Stable, long-term purchase agreements
 Guaranteed price floor based on either
(a) costs of RE generation, or
(b) “avoided costs” of RE generation
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